Childhood can be a magical time - and many of our happiest memories often come from that period of our lives.
These nostalgic photos selected from the Evening News archive include everything from the first day at school to Edinburgh’s miners gala day to meeting stars like Sean Connery and Lulu.
Scroll through the pictures from the early 1970s to get a flavour of life growing up in the Capital more than 50 years ago.
13. Miners Gala Day
Elizabeth Montgomery was among the children who joined in the Miners Gala Day march in Holyrood Park in June 1971. | TSPL Photo: T Souness
14. Ross Bandstand
Children's entertainer John Bell with some of the audience at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh in July 1971. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele
15. Dooking for apples
Elizabeth Watson dooks for apples at a children's Hallowe'en party at Greenside Parish Church in Edinburgh in November 1971. | TSPL Photo: T Souness
16. Checking shoe size
A girl gets her shoe size checked in the X-ray machine in St Cuthbert's store shoe department in August 1971. | TSPL Photo: George Smith